Question

Josephine was asked to make a one-fiftieth scale model of the new water tower for her town. She constructed the model that is shown below.

A water tower has a height of 2.25 feet and diameter of 1.25 feet.
Not drawn to scale

What is the height of the town’s new water tower in feet? Round to the nearest whole number.
22 feet
40 feet
63 feet
113 feet

Answer 1

The height of the town’s new water tower in feet is 113 feet.

Height

Since she was asked to make a one-fiftieth (1: 50) scale model of the new water tower for her town.

Hence:

Using this formula

Height= Water tower height in feet×50

Let plug in the formula

Height=2.25 feet×50

Height=113 feet

Therefore the correct option  is D.

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